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Marshall Dennehey

Disputed Claims and Credibility Challenges: Workers’ Compensation Case Dismissed After Bifurcated Trial

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Makins v. Palace Rehab & Care Ctr. and Premier Cadbury, LLC, No. A-2263-23 & A-2276-23 (April 24, 2025) - The petitioner’s legal dispute arose from a series of workers’ compensation claims related to injuries sustained during...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2nd Circuit Holds Arbitration Treaty Trumps State Insurance Law

On May 8, the Second Circuit held that the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards trumps a Louisiana state law barring arbitration of insurance disputes in a pair of cases, Certain...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The TCPA Landscape in 2025: Key Developments and Compliance Priorities

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continues to be a major source of litigation risk for businesses engaged in outbound marketing. In the first quarter of 2025, litigation under the TCPA surged dramatically, with...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - May 2025, Vol. 29 | News & Events

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Virginia Governor Signs Bill Restricting Minor’s Use of Social...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Benefits Catch-Up - Q1 2025

With so much happening in the employee benefits world over the last few months, we bring you Benefits Catch-Up, our catch-up contribution to help you keep up with recent developments. Eversheds Sutherland’s US Employee...more

J.S. Held

Explaining Standard of Care in Construction Disputes

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Setting the Stage for Construction Litigation Support - The scale and complexity of construction projects often lead to a different outcome than expected, creating a dispute between the parties. Many construction disputes...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Child Support Guideline Update: Psychological Expenses Included as Reimbursable Expense

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For a long time, psychological expenses under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines were treated differently than other medical expenses. While “routine” or “traditional” medical expenses such as surgical, dental, optical, and...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Texas Supreme Court Embraces Interstate Deposition Act

Texas and Missouri, two states that have long flirted with the idea of adopting the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, now appear poised to take action sometime this year. ...more

Lighthouse

ESI Protocols in the Age of AI: 4 Essential Questions for Modern Discovery

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With the evolution of AI capabilities and adoption outpacing procedural frameworks, its important to reevaluate your approach to ESI protocols. Learn about four key considerations that will help you to create effective and...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Epic v. Apple: The Side Door Out of the App Store

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Several years ago, a federal judge in California issued a permanent injunction against Apple in the highly publicized lawsuit brought by Epic Games. That 2021 injunction was designed to put an end to Apple’s “anti-steering”...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NY Supreme Court Strikes Down OCM’s One-License-Per-Majority-Owner Policy

In a significant decision impacting New York’s adult-use cannabis licensing framework, the Albany County Supreme Court ruled on April 14, 2025, in DNP-Z, Inc. v. New York State Cannabis Control Board et al. (Index No....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New York Scales Back Damages for Frequency-of-Pay Violations

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A recent change to New York labor law means employers will no longer face business-crippling lawsuits for minor frequency-of-pay mistakes, as long as they have not previously been found to have violated the state’s...more

Morgan Lewis

Key Themes and Actionable Insights from Recent eDiscovery Case Law – Q1 2025

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Recent eDiscovery rulings from the first quarter of 2025 reveal courts grappling with redaction practices, cross-border data transfer tensions, evolving artificial intelligence (AI) usage in litigation, and increasing...more

Irwin IP LLP

Fair Shot at Privity: Director Reverses PTAB on Discovery Ruling 

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Semiconductor Components Indus., LLC v. Greenthread LLC, IPR2023-01242, -01243, -01244 (USPTO Apr. 30, 2025) - The USPTO Director’s recent decision in Semiconductor Components v. Greenthread squarely addresses a recurring...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Alice Patent Eligibility Analysis Divergance before USPTO and District Court: Federal Circuit Clarifies Limits on Relying on USPTO...

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In our prior article, we discussed instances in which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the district courts made different findings with regard to patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. A recent...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Cleveland Museum of Art to Return $20 Million Bronze Statue to Turkey

In February, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) announced that it would withdraw its lawsuit against the Manhattan District Attorney (DANY) for declaratory judgment that the museum was the rightful owner of a Greco-Roman...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Remembering Justice David Souter - SCOTUS Today

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The U.S. Supreme Court did not publish any opinions last week, but I note with sadness the death of retired Justice David Souter on May 8. I got to know Justice Souter first during his vetting in 1990....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Equity Won’t Save You: Bankruptcy Court Rules that Principles of Equity Cannot be Used to Extend the Deadline to File a...

In a recent decision that highlights a key circuit split, Bankruptcy Judge Patricia M. Mayer of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that equitable powers under Section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code cannot be used to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Eleventh Circuit Addresses Rule 9(b) Heightened Pleading Standard in False Claims Act Case

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has concluded that a successful False Claims Act (FCA) claim should “allege not just a scheme, but a scheme that actually led to false claims being submitted to the...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

ESI Protocol Should Define “Documents” and Address Redaction Based on Irrelevancy

We the Protestors, Inc. v. Sinyangwe, 348 F.R.D. 175 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 18, 2024), makes several important points about the relationship between ESI Protocols and redaction of produced documents....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Petroleum Exclusion Reaffirmed Despite Assertions of Hazardous Substances Within It: Middle District of North Carolina CERCLA...

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On May 8, the Middle District of North Carolina granted summary judgment dismissing cost recovery and declaratory judgment claims brought under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

NJ Supreme Court Holds Municipalities Can Be Sanctioned for Frivolous Litigation

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Municipalities are not immune from sanctions under the state’s Frivolous Litigation Statute, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in an appeal that stemmed from affordable housing litigation. In a unanimous decision, the...more

Maynard Nexsen

Alabama Supreme Court Alert - May 2025

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The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, May 9. The opinions of interest to the Alabama business community include the following...more

Morgan Lewis

US Supreme Court Considers Whether Classes with Uninjured Members Can Be Certified

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The US Supreme Court held oral arguments in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings d/b/a Labcorp v. Davis, et al. to consider the issue of whether a federal court can certify a class when some of the members of the...more

Hogan Lovells

Landmark Victory secured for Asia Cement Corporation in Hong Kong High Court

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In civil litigation, the parties are strictly bound by their pleadings and it is not permissible to deviate from the same. Serious allegations of fraud or dishonesty must be pleaded distinctly and with the utmost...more

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